I am looking for a good camera for taking photos at concerts with a good zoom and good with the different lighting
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not sure if this is what you want. has lots of scene modes and does well in all sorts of lighting conditions, I have taken pictures off my TV screen with mine so guess it could do it.
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Have not taken the camera to a concert, have take it to the out doors. it works great out door but it focus on the closest thing, so if there is dust on the lens it will try to focus on the dust and not what your trying to photograph.
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This may not be the right camera. Any camera in this range might not perform well in low light condition. You might want to invest in Mirror Less cams, starts with $450 I gues. Do not expect to have great zoom in them.
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I actually am going to try and return the Nikon CoolPix I recently purchased. The auto focus is not working correctly and the zoom takes too long to focus to take good action pictures. Once focused, it goes blurry when you snap the picture. May be only my camera, but I was unable to take ANY pictures of my daughter when she rode in an evening parade recently. I suspect it has a defective auto focus since no one else can get it to work either. You might want to go to a local camera store and try one out before purchasing. The camera is nice sized and has a great zoom ability which is why I bought it to use at my daughter's horse shows. I actually am going to try and return the Nikon CoolPix I recently purchased. The auto focus is not working correctly and the zoom takes too long to focus to take good action pictures. Once focused, it goes blurry when you snap the picture. May be only my camera, but I was unable to take ANY pictures of my daughter when she rode in an evening parade recently. I suspect it has a defective auto focus since no one else can get it to work either. You might want to go to a local camera store and try one out before purchasing. The camera is nice sized and has a great zoom ability which is why I... » Read More I actually am going to try and return the Nikon CoolPix I recently purchased. The auto focus is not working correctly and the zoom takes too long to focus to take good action pictures. Once focused, it goes blurry when you snap the picture. May be only my camera, but I was unable to take ANY pictures of my daughter when she rode in an evening parade recently. I suspect it has a defective auto focus since no one else can get it to work either. You might want to go to a local camera store and try one out before purchasing. The camera is nice sized and has a great zoom ability which is why I bought it to use at my daughter's horse shows. « Show Less
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The zoom on the Nikon L810 is excellent! It works about the same as any other camera of its class as far as low-light setting without the flash. With the flash on, it is capable of producing very clear photos, even if the objects are moving. I have been able to get very high quality and crisp photos of both moving people and animals by having the camera flash multiple times per picture. It also has a stabilization technique which could come in very handy at concerts. If you're going to be sitting or standing where you can use a tripod, the photos will be awesome!
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I actually am going to try and return the Nikon CoolPix I recently purchased. The auto focus is not working correctly and the zoom takes too long to focus to take good action pictures. Once focused, it goes blurry when you snap the picture. May be only my camera, but I was unable to take ANY pictures of my daughter when she rode in an evening parade recently. I suspect it has a defective auto focus since no one else can get it to work either. You might want to go to a local camera store and try one out before purchasing. The camera is nice sized and has a great zoom ability which is why I bought it to use at my daughter's horse shows.
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The zoom is Excellent!, but the autofocus delay a little some times. About the different lighting i not sure. Some photos that i did are in my blog fotosypaisajesdevenezuela.blogspot.com how reference.
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i am pretty happy with the auto-focus mode, and that might adapt to the different lighting... additionally, I find it much easier to switch "scenes" on this one than my older S4 Coolpix. I have not tried anything indoors at concert type venues, so I can't give you a good answer on that.
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If you are used to DSLR quality and are looking for a travel-sized camera that has good IQ, you might also consider a camera with a larger sensor, such as the Canon S90. It does not have as large a zoom, but it will take much better low-light photos than the sx210 or ZS7.
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I have taken shots of my dog running about, and some pretty great shots at a live rock concert with an active lead singer. I am loving this camera!
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The microphone capabilities are excellent! I was very surprised at how well this camera stands up to concert audio. It records concerts very well. For interviews, just be very careful to not cover the microphone which is on top, in the place you would normally hold a camera. I've been looking for a camera that doesn't have auto focus, or where that ca be disabled, and in my price range, I can't find anything else that has the same video & audio quality of this one. The only drawback to the camera is the very slow auto focus.
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I have never taken pics at a concert with this camera. However, all pics taken inside in different lighting conditions have turned out fine. The camera will tell you if flash is needed, which I think it would be if at a concert.Hope this helps.
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This camera is great for both still and video, bud autofocus in low light is great just adjust the iso and try to find a low light lens
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I don't typically take many videos on my camera unless it's at concerts. So from concert videos, its hard to tell how the focus is because there's so many lights on stage. The sound quality is alright, I was hoping it'd be a little better.
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The camera will give you good exposures of the entire stage. or sections of the orchestra if it is fairly well lit. However. if you want closeups of individuals you will have to settle for a group.
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I don't think you can get the full 10x zoom, but you can get enough zoom, I wouldn't recommend it at a concert, the pictures come out a little blurry, it's meant to be used underwater, pictures underwater come out really good.
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Thank you very much for your review and for posting the pics, which look really great. I am kicking myself for not preordering this camera. I kept vacillating between the Pentax K-X and this one. I would like to be able to take good photos in low light and to have a big zoom (like a moon shot, for example). Any insight you might have would be welcome.
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i've taken at least 50 concert videos with this camera.though the optical zoom stopped working in video mode for me which pissed me off.the sound quality is much better than my older canon sd500.
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The zoom lens that comes with the camera is adequate for most shots. If you do many shots requiring a longer range, you might want to consider an auxiliary lens.
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My experience is that the camera is good. It doesn't match up to more expensive models in terms of speed of multiple shots. I also had some trouble taking pictures at a graduation in dimmer light while my son-in-law with a more expensive Sony had no problem. It does what I want which is take good pictures of family and even scenery, but it has some limits.
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I purchased this camera for my daughter to use when she goes to concerts. We took it to see Mumford and Sons last month at the Barklays Center in Brooklyn. We sat in like the 3 section mezzanine to the left of the stage. The camera took awesome pictures. The zoom was great as well as the audio. I took it and aged with all of the settings while watching the concert. I am very pleased with it. We are going to see Pink on Saturday. We aresitting further away. We'll see how it works then.
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I bought this camera for the same reson. It is a great camera to learn digital photography on. The EVF is a little but small and low resolution but at least it has one. I would recommend it. And the zoom range is incredible.
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I chose the Sony HX1. It isn't perfect, but it fit my needs (action shots, low light) The panorama is pretty cool too. Some pictures of my first time out with the camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdemerly/sets/72157623202912683/
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Nex vg10 has a very good recording (I have one of this), but it is obsolete. Now is the VG20. VG10 make a good pictures too, but it is not a photocamera, It depends if you like to take more pictures than video or not. If your target is the video, of course vg10, if your target is pictures, then canon